Photoshop is the premiere photo editor, considered the gold standard for those who want to get the best out of their images. Unfortunately, it’s also priced that way, with a list of $699. Yeah, there are various discounts for upgraders and students, but regardless, this software doesn’t come cheap. But for a limited time, you [...]
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Those who bet on such things have been predicting that the next version of Windows will become available this fall, just in time to make its appearance on shiny new computers during the holiday shopping season. Now, Bloomberg says Windows 8 will be finished this summer and will hit real and virtual store shelves in [...]
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When Square first introduced its iPhone app and credit card swiping dongle back in 2010, it was likened to having a cash register in your pocket. Using the system allows you to accept credit card payments, for everything from splitting the check in a restaurant to charging for goods in a store. Square has since [...]
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Update: Download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview here. Neowin has direct links to the individual downloads. (Thanks to commenter pmshop for the heads up.) Note that the official preview link lets you download an installer that apparently will update your existing Windows installation. If you want better control of what you’re doing, use the links [...]
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Adobe last year released Photoshop Touch for Android, a fairly powerful image editor that brought to tablets what is considered Photoshop’s most important feature: layers. This allows you to alter an image without actually changing the picture itself. Unfortunately, iPad users were stuck with Adobe’s less-powerful Photoshop Express, which allows for only rudimentary photo editing. [...]
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• David Pogue Is Only Competent To Review Gadgets – In a scathing blog post, Mike Daisey – who kicked off the ongoing scrutiny of Chinese electronics factories – says David Pogue is either “incompetent” or “manipulative” in his assessment of Nightline’s story on Foxconn. • A Law Apple Would Like to Break – Apple’s [...]
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There’s no question that passwords are a poor way to secure information online. Users too often create passwords that are too easy to guess, too common or crackable with simple brute-force tools. Folks resist secure, stronger passwords because they’re too hard to remember. But what if a login scheme was designed so that a password [...]
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With Apple’s announcement today that the next version of Mac OS X will further integrate components developed first for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, the blurring of lines between desktop and mobile continues. OS X 10.8, which is code-named Mountain Lion, will continue the evolution begun with 10.7, a.k.a Lion. And when Microsoft’s Window 8 [...]
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Ice Cream Sandwich, the fourth version of Google’s Android mobile operating system, hasn’t been out of the freezer long enough to start melting yet, and now there’s word that its successor may be imminent. DigiTimes reports that Google is prepping Android 5.0, code-named Jelly Bean, for release in the second quarter of this year. And [...]
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Smartphones are incredibly convenient, but as the laws of karma dictate, convenience has a price. In the case of social apps that seek out friends with whom you can connect, that price may be your privacy. Earlier this month, it was discovered that the increasingly popular social network app Path was sending iOS address books [...]
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